"The most common characteristic of all police states is intimidation by surveillance. Citizens know they are being watched and overheard. Their mail is being examined. Their homes can be invaded." ~ Vance Packard

Revisiting the Iraq Debacle

"If Americans were to discover the truth, what then? What if Americans were to realize that the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq actually have made Americans less safe and secure? What if they were to realize that the invasion and occupation actually produced horror in Iraq, consisting of perpetual violence, chaos, suicide bombing, torture, indefinite detention without trial, destitution, and dictatorship?"